Results have been made public of an investigation into alleged racist notes at Heritage High School. East Allen County Schools launched the inquiry after two black Heritage High students claimed threatening racist notes were placed in their lockers. The notes allegedly contained drawings of a Confederate flag, Ku Klux Klan references and racist statements threatening the students.
East Allen County Schools launched an investigation into the incident last week and released their findings Wednesday evening. Officials say after interviewing over one hundred students they’ve concluded that one note was found, not two as previously reported. They say that note was found in a desk drawer in a science classroom, not in a locker as the black students claim.
And finally, East Allen County administrators say at least one and possibly two students have intentionally lied about the incident with the intent of deceiving school officials.
Reverend Mike Latham of the local chapter of the NAACP interviewed the black students involved and says they were visibly shaken by the notes. He says the East Allen County Schools investigation is an attempt to sweep the entire incident under the rug.
“They can't make me believe that those students that came to me at that age and expressed those stories to me without blundering speech, that at this point that they did that themselves I just don't believe it.”
Latham confirms that the black students are the ones school officials are accusing of providing false statements. He says he’s not letting the issue go. He says a representative with the Federal Justice Department is coming from Chicago next week to meet with him and the East Allen County Schools superintendent.